When you start the ClickTracks Server for the first time, the New Dataset Wizard appears to guide you through the process of creating a dataset. You are then prompted to create a domain and finally a web server.
Page 1 - Name The Dataset
Enter a descriptive name for the dataset.
Page 2 - Specify Data Location
Enter the local disk location where the dataset will be saved. This data location can be on the same computer that is running the ClickTracks Server software or on a network shared drive. Important: This is the file system location where ClickTracks Server will save the configuration files and the normalized logfiles that are read by the client machines. This location must be a network share that is readable from the client machines. The default location will almost certainly need to be changed.
Use the Browse button to navigate to long path locations.
Page 3 - Configure Schedule
In the drop-down menu under Schedule | Frequency, choose how often you want to update the log data. For low- to moderate-traffic websites, the interval should be longer than those sites that have a high volume of traffic. Keep in mind that when the service is actively running a retrieval session, your CPU load will increase, so schedule according to your own preferences. You can set the start date manually to delay when the software does its first retrieval. Normally you can leave the default start date (current day). Start time sets the time the software will begin the first session.
Set the polling frequency of the ClickTracks server to one of these values:
Set the polling frequency cautiously to avoid excessive network traffic.
Page 4 - Analysis Location (v5.1)
This page allows you to choose where your dataset will be analyzed. If you choose 'Think Globally (analyze on server),' your data will be analyzed by the ClickTracks Server after the logfiles are normalized. The analyzed data can then be synchronized with a client, and further operations performed. If you choose 'Think Locally (analyze on client),' you will have to synchronize the NLFs with your client, and perform the analysis and visitor counting there.
See Topic: Analyze On Server Processing, Analyze on Server Conversion Issues
Reading Logfiles
See Also: New Domain Wizard, New Multi-Domain Wizard, New Web Server Wizard
